Can anyone tell me where the best place to get MIG powders/pigments?

How do these compare to pastels found in arts/crafts stores?

Got some from Mission Models (fast service and nice people) but I haven't experimented with them yet to compare them to some weathering powders that I had.

My suggestion would be to try a few (like I am doing) they sold my wife what they said were the 3 most popular colors so I could have some to try (Birthday gift). 6 bucks US each I think they were and fast service.

These are the stockists in the U.S.A. -Jim

Sentinel Miniatures 4 Broadway Valhalla, NEW YORK 10595 USA
914-682-3932 Phone/Fax
www.sentinelminiatures.com
MILITARY MINIATURES WAREHOUSE 159 Pine Tree Lane, Tappan, New York 10983-2114
CRM HOBBIES 3326 WATSON RD , ST. LOUIS, MO 63139

GRANDDAD'S HOBBY 5260-A PORT ROYAL ROAD
SPRINGFIELD VA 22151-2113

HOBBYLAND 206 Graceland Blvd , Columbus OH 43214

Link-It, LLC
7763 Hunters Run Drive , Germantown, Tennessee 38138

M&M MODELS 9400 S. Tulley Avenue , Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Mission Models 3408 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90039
telf: 001 323 666 4228

OLD GUARD HOBBIES
35806 VAN DYKE , STERLING HATS. MI 48312 USA
Telf. 586-977-3969

R&J Enterprises
P.O. Box 39 , Quilcene, WA , 98376-0039

The Red Lancers 14 Broadway , Milton PA 17847

VICTORY MODELS
P.O. Box 2819, Cumming, GA , 30028-6510
www.victorymodels.com
FULCRUM HOBBY 888-C 8th Avenue, PMB 406 New York 10019 www.fulcrumhobby.com

i just got mine from R&J I LIVE IN NY.
I put the order on monday i got them wensday.
they are really nice over there
mig powders are the best i ever used.
just put some on the sideo f the tank
and rub it off and it leaves a nice coat
of color iam so glad i got them i will put pics of
my sherman when its done


http://www.rjproducts.com/Home.html

R&J HAS THEM FOR 4 BUCKS EACH

Did you try to pay a visit to your local Arts craft store? You can find them there really for a fraction of the price you pay for the Mig ones...
Ciao

Thanks for all the leads guys. I really appreciate it. I think I'll try R&J or the Hobbyland in Columbus, Ohio first, since it's only two hours away from me...been there once, but just to "window shop"...if you can believe that.....

Can't wait to see the Sherman Tazz!

thats about 2.50 gbp isnt it

in my local shop theyre 3.75 gbp
i find mig pigments ok for brushing on but with i think it was a desert colour i
kept gettin black streaks

Fabio: under what name brands do they show up in the craft store? The local hobby shops here have nothing but we do have a "Micheals" which is a large craft store chain, and they may have what you're talking about


thanks
Bruce

Darryl? In my honest opinion, Mig pigements are in no way superior to ordinary pastels. Chalk pastels that is. They work out a lot more expensive to use, and there is just as wide a range of colours, if not more, with the pastels. As i see it the only advantage they (Mig) have is ease of use. I have 3 of their range and although they have proved useful, when they run out I'll be using chalk pastels again.

Vinnie

I found a site where you can get some and it also has a few other things like resin kits and such. It also have a chart for making differant weathering things like winter rust, summer rust, smoke and so on. It also tells you what colors u need the mixture % and how difficult I thought some of you to look at.
http://www.military-precision.co.uk/MIG%20powders.htm
^the chart
http://www.military-precision.co.uk/MIG%20productions/MIG.htm
^the inventory site
http://www.military-precision.co.uk
^the site

hope this will help somebody.

I have been blown away by how many of the big boys don'e carry these. Pigments have been one of the hotest new things for a while now, but squadron, great models, and many more of the most popular online hobby shops don't carry them. I can't figure out why.

I pick mine up at an Artist Supply Store... Pearl Paints.
Gambin, and Sennelier, are the two brands they carry.
The 4 ounce bottles run about 8 dollars each, these days.
I use :
Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, and Black, just the basic earth tones. Mix for the colors you want.